1. It'll grow back. I appreciate the sentiment and that you're trying to be optimistic, but the fact is there's a strong chance it might not. Just show your support by giving me a hug and buying me a glass of gin.

2. Have you done anything about it? No, I'm just sitting over here doodling my life away. Of course I have tried everything I can and am looking for new things to try until something maybe clicks. Here's the thing about hair loss treatments, though: men are the target market, which means most treatments are designed for men, so they don't take women's side effects into account. Sadly, the most effective hair loss treatments for men can severely affect fertility in women, and growing hair isn't worth never having a child for a lot of women.

3. Are you sure it's not something you're doing wrong? I have had more blood tests since this started than you've had in your entire life. A lot of women's hair loss is unexplained, genetic, or a side effect of another condition.

4. Is it contagious? Like the flu, Strep, the plague, or any other infectious disease, don't you think I'd tell you if I had something I didn't want you to catch? No, it's no more contagious than Bieber Fever (so, not contagious at all).

5. [While talking about cutting your own hair] I mean, if I don't like it, it will just grow back. Oops, sorry. I didn't find this upsetting until you apologized and reminded me that this could be an upsetting topic.

6. That must really freak out guys. It does freak out some of them, just like anything remotely physically uncommon will freak out people. But the guys worth dating really, really don't care. If anything, they get more attracted to me for having the courage to talk openly with them about it.

7. But wigs/extensions are fun, you're so lucky! Lucky? Is it nice that I get to pick out exactly what kind of hair I want? Of course. Is it happy that I only have to wash my hair once a week? Sure. But I can promise you I'd 100 percent rather have ugly, greasy (free) hair that grows out of my own head.

8. You really wouldn't date a guy with a receding hairline? No, it's not what I'm attracted to. You had braces; would you date someone wearing them? You're white; can you only date white guys?

9. Let's watch The Craft. I love a 90s classic as much as the next girl, but laughing at someone (even a huge bitch) because her hair is falling out just makes me feel really uncomfortable.

10. Nothing. Hair loss is an uncomfortable topic. But your friend with hair loss is trying to talk to you about it, listen and respond. No matter how uncomfortable you feel, she feels even worse, and it probably took a lot for her to bring it up with you.